Eurovision song contest hopefuls whittled down
LONDON. May 12. KAZINFORM Nine countries have been ruled out of the Eurovision song contest after a semi-final that saw regular participant Turkey eliminated from the competition; Kazinform refers to BBC News.
Norway, Albania, Armenia and Croatia are among other countries that will not progress to the next stage.
Serbia, Greece and Azerbaijan are among the 10 countries whose songs will go on to feature in Saturday's main event.
Twins Jedward will represent Ireland at the second semi-final, to be held on Thursday in Dusseldorf, Germany.
There John and Edward Grimes will share the stage with another set of identical siblings - Slovakian duo Daniela and Veronika, aka TWiiNS.
Turkey's exit marks the first time the country has failed to reach the final stage since semi-finals were introduced in 2004; Kazinform cites BBC News.
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